The public biotech sector sustained more losses in 2009, but the year ended on a positive note, and the industry has regained its footing.
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Huggett, B., Hodgson, J. & Lähteenmäki, R. Public biotech 2009—the numbers. Nat Biotechnol 28, 793–799 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0810-793
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